Archive: March 2020

The ECB Response to COVID-19

| 27 March 2020
Monetary, Blog | Tags: Asset Purchases, Covid-19, European Central Bank, Helicopter Money, Targeted Refinancing Lines
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, the European Central Bank (ECB) committed to inject an additional 870 billion euro – about 7% of the euro area’s GDP – into financial markets to address the significant challenge the pandemic poses to the economy. Through its ... continue reading

The Dark Side of the Moon. Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis in Developing Economies

| 25 March 2020
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Covid-19, Development, Inequality, Informality
Besides China and Iran, the impact of the coronavirus has until now been most severe in advanced economies including France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Spain and the US. This is unlikely to remain so. As the virus continues its spread around the world it will ... continue reading

Fiscal Policy Responses to the Coronavirus Outbreak

| 20 March 2020
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Covid-19, Inequality, Informality, Tax Expenditures, VAT
The global crisis we are facing is one of the worst in history. The priority, obviously, is to reduce the number of coronavirus victims. At the same time, mitigating the economic impacts is vital. Both the real economy and financial markets worldwide have already been hard ... continue reading